Last Updated on March 19, 2024 by ethinos
India is a land of cultural diversities with every festival being celebrated with equal fervour. Hence, there are national holidays, public holidays, and various festival holidays. The stock market exchanges in India also have their own set of holidays. These share market holiday and NSE holidays are the days when stock exchanges are closed for trading activities. Investors need to know about these days so that they can prepare and plan well in advance.
The stock markets remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays and are open on all weekdays. Circulations and notifications are released from time to time to give further details on the share market holiday list for 2024.
In this article, we are going to cover the Indian share market holiday list 2024 as mentioned by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
On these NSE holidays, no trade and settlement will happen on Equity Delivery, Equity Intraday, and Futures and options segments.
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BSE and NSE Holidays 2024 List
Listed below is the share market holiday list for 2024 (BSE and NSE, except for Saturdays and Sundays):
| Sr. No. | Date | Day | Description |
| 1 | January 26, 2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 2 | March 08, 2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| 3 | March 25, 2024 | Monday | Holi |
| 4 | March 29, 2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 | April 11, 2024 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| 6 | April 17, 2024 | Wednesday | Shri Ram Navmi |
| 7 | May 01, 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
| 8 | June 17, 2024 | Monday | Bakri Id |
| 9 | July 17, 2024 | Wednesday | Moharram |
| 10 | August 15, 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day/Parsi New Year |
| 11 | October 02, 2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 12 | November 01, 2024 | Friday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* |
| 13 | November 15, 2024 | Friday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
| 14 | December 25, 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Tuesday, November 1st, 2024, (Diwali *Laxmi Pujan). Timings for the Muhurat trading will be notified by the exchange subsequently.
Kindly Note:
Stock Market in India has weekly holidays on Saturdays and Sundays.
| Sr. No. | Date | Day | Description |
| 1 | April 14, 2024 | Sunday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 2 | April 21, 2024 | Sunday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
| 3 | September 07, 2024 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 4 | October 12, 2024 | Saturday | Dussehra |
| 5 | November 02, 2024 | Saturday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
| 6 | November 01, 2024 (Muhurat Trading) | Friday | Muhurat Trading* |
Certain share market holiday in 2024 may fall on Saturday or Sunday. In this case, they don’t add up to the number of holidays in the year.
Whether it’s equity intraday, equity delivery, or F&O, Trading takes place on all the days of the week except on the weekends i.e., Saturdays and Sundays, and on share market holiday which are mentioned in the NSE holidays list 2024.
Pre-Open Session: Opens at 09:00 AM and closes at 09:08 AM
Regular Trading Session: Market Opens at 09:15 AM and closes at 15:30
Closing Session: It is held between 3:40 PM to 4:00 PM
Block Deal Session
– Morning Window: 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM
– Afternoon Window: 14:05 PM to 14:20 PM
